organicARTS is a charity that works with a wide range of people, providing outdoor and creative activities centred around food, farming and the environment as well as using natural materials.

Many of the people we work with are living a challenging life, so the time they spend with us is really important and valuable to them.

We are based at West Town Farm in Ide, near Exeter, which is a fantastic location, providing us with access to the farm and the countryside, but it's not very easy for everyone to get to.

We are not accessible by public transport and many...

Businesses are being urged to act quickly to secure the last few exhibition stands at the ‘early bird’ rate for Business Showcase South West 2015.

The event, which is expected to attract 3,000 delegates, is held at Colston Hall in Bristol on May 14 and 15. Last year’s event proved to be one of the biggest business events of the year, with 1,719 tickets ordered and a sell-out exhibition.

Business Showcase South West 2015 is the biggest event of its kind in the region, and celebrates the best in innovation, creativity and enterprise. It is a unique opportunity to network for...

Exeter Chiefs fly half Henry Slade is included in the England squad preparing to face Scotland in the RBS 6 Nations clash on Saturday after Brad Barritt was ruled out of the reminder of the tournament.

The Devon-born 21 year-old, who has featured impressively at inside and outside centre for his club this term, replaces unlucky Barritt after the Saracens centre who suffered an ankle sprain against Wasps on Sunday.

With Sunday's Leicester Tigers vs Newcastle Falcons match also affecting the availability of players to train, Bath Rugby hooker Rob Webber comes in for Tom...

Exeter Junior School welcomed back 1987 leaver Charlie Alder for World Book Day.

Author and illustrator Charlie, who studied A Level Drama at Exeter School, spent the morning of Thursday 5 March with Year 3 pupils and Junior School librarians sharing her first author illustrated picture book, Daredevil Duck.

During her workshop Charlie showed the children the journey from a doodle to an actual published book. The children were able to look at examples of Charlie’s work at every stage of this journey.

Charlie said the Exeter Junior School pupils were a fabulous...

The jobs market in the South West has fallen this quarter but remains firmly in positive territory at +6%, according to Manpower, the world’s workforce experts.

This Outlook is in line with the UK national average and puts the South West on a steady course after a couple of quarters of ups and downs in hiring intentions.

The Manpower Employment Outlook Survey is based on responses from 2,100 UK employers. It asks whether employers intend to hire additional workers or reduce the size of their workforce in the coming quarter. It is the most comprehensive, forward-looking...

Two brave teams from the Santander Exeter branch and Bodial Nutrition will push themselves to the limit at the Exeter Rock Solid Race to raise money for St Loye’s Foundation.

From shimmying under barbed wire in pools of mud to crawling through pitch black wet tunnels, Exeter Rock Solid Race, at Escot Park, is a challenge of courage and endurance. The teams are set to battle through obstacles at the race on March 21 and 22.

Santander Exeter branch and Bodial Nutrition, from Paignton, will be raising funds to support St Loye’s Foundation, the Exeter-based charity that...

Stagecoach South West has unveiled the final phase of its modernisation of Paignton Bus Station: a nine metre long mural featuring many of the Bay’s popular visitor attractions.

The mural represents the latest project completed in partnership with English Riviera Attractions (ERA), and the English Riviera Tourism Company (ERTC). It is designed to not only brighten up the bus station but also provide inspiration for anyone looking to plan a day out in the Bay.

Helen Scholes, Marketing Manager for Stagecoach South West, commented: “Torbay is blessed with such a fantastic...

A Mid Devon bridge which was destroyed in floods in late 2012 has been reinstated.

The original Waterstave Bridge, near Bradninch, which was built in the nineteenth century, was partially swept away following heavy rainfall and flooding on 21 November 2012. The extent of the damage meant that the remainder of the Grade Two Listed bridge was irreparable and unsafe, and was subsequently de-listed and demolished.

It has been replaced with a new structure which has been constructed over the past six months. It uses concrete beams supported by reinforced concrete piled abutments...

Exeter based branding agency Red Rocket and Gusto Marketing have joined forces to offer a new content creation service, Freshly Made.

Freshly Made sessions last a full day and involve the creation of videos, images, infographics and written articles to help support content marketing activities.

So why did Red Rocket and Gusto create Freshly Made?

Any business investing in online marketing is likely to have been encouraged to create awesome content. We’re being told that if we want to win peoples’ attention, we’ve got to create ‘engaging’, ‘valuable’, ‘shareable’ and...

Several members of staff at the Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust have been recognised for their exceptional contribution to the hospital and its patients at the winter Extraordinary People Awards. The seasonal awards are a way of celebrating extraordinary staff that do exceptional things every day and often go above and beyond to provide high quality services. Nominations are made by fellow staff members who want to acknowledge the contribution of an individual or team, and the difficult decision of choosing a winner in each category is undertaken by a panel of judges. The...